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[4570Man]

That's the way to go as far as a truck diesel Cummins or a Detroit IMHO at least in the medium or heavy duty segment .

I’m not a ford guy but that’s why I bought it. GM never offered a Cummins in a medium duty.

 

[can do]

I’m not a ford guy but that’s why I bought it. GM never offered a Cummins in a medium duty.

I'm totally onboard not being a Ford guy, Never had one my stable & never will I'll leave that up to my brother the only thing we agree on is tractors . At the period your Topkick was being produced GM was offering Cat diesels never heard any real complaints other than not being that good on fuel consumption & I don't know that much about the Duramax diesel ( Isuzu ) & I never had a diesel till I bought my 2018 M-F 1526 which is a Iseki diesel but is under 25 HP & I bought my 1st tractor used 25 years ago because it was gasoline that would be my 1959 M-F 50 ,The only Ford Truck cab I drove & liked was a Louieville & but I do like the new Silverrado 4500 thru 6500 series medium duty & I also like all the Star series trucks from I/H which is what I mostly drove & I drove trucks for 44 years.

 

[Hay Dude]

I'm totally onboard not being a Ford guy, Never had one my stable & never will I'll leave that up to my brother the only thing we agree on is tractors . At the period your Topkick was being produced GM was offering Cat diesels never heard any real complaints other than not being that good on fuel consumption & I don't know that much about the Duramax diesel ( Isuzu ) & I never had a diesel till I bought my 2018 M-F 1526 which is a Iseki diesel but is under 25 HP & I bought my 1st tractor used 25 years ago because it was gasoline that would be my 1959 M-F 50 ,The only Ford Truck cab I drove & liked was a Louieville & but I do like the new Silverrado 4500 thru 6500 series medium duty & I also like all the Star series trucks from I/H which is what I mostly drove & I drove trucks for 44 years.

The only thing about the new 4500-6500 is the towing ratings (GCWR) are not that impressive. Was all set to buy one, but Ram 4500/5500 & Ford 450/550 rated to tow a lot more.
They are great looking trucks with great drivetrains though

 

[can do]

Nah it’s a MaxxForce alright.
Heres a 2020 HV 6x6 with a 9L Cummins I’d love to have for a hay truck
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I did like the Maxxforce engine with the twin turbos the only problem I had with the one I drove was the EGR valve & if you let it do the regen it was fine & I drove DuraStar TranStar & ProStar the ProStar was my favorite & the one You have pictured here looks like it would have enough torque to stop the rotation on the planet .

 

[can do]

The only thing about the new 4500-6500 is the towing ratings (GCWR) are not that impressive. Was all set to buy one, but Ram 4500/5500 & Ford 450/550 rated to tow a lot more.
They are great looking trucks with great drivetrains though

That's what I've heard, Did You know the I/H medium duty is being built on the same platform as the 4500-6500 with a joint partnership.

 

[Hay Dude]

That's what I've heard, Did You know the I/H medium duty is being built on the same platform as the 4500-6500 with a joint partnership.

Yes, the IH version has the GM drivetrain

 

[4570Man]

I'm totally onboard not being a Ford guy, Never had one my stable & never will I'll leave that up to my brother the only thing we agree on is tractors . At the period your Topkick was being produced GM was offering Cat diesels never heard any real complaints other than not being that good on fuel consumption & I don't know that much about the Duramax diesel ( Isuzu ) & I never had a diesel till I bought my 2018 M-F 1526 which is a Iseki diesel but is under 25 HP & I bought my 1st tractor used 25 years ago because it was gasoline that would be my 1959 M-F 50 ,The only Ford Truck cab I drove & liked was a Louieville & but I do like the new Silverrado 4500 thru 6500 series medium duty & I also like all the Star series trucks from I/H which is what I mostly drove & I drove trucks for 44 years.

The Cat was the only option in the 90s trucks. I don’t like them but maybe they’re ok. The 2000s trucks are still predominantly Cat and I think those trucks have all kinds of electric problems. The new line is a total joke. The Ford series will tow and haul far more. BTW I’m also driving a Ford excursion. I hate half tons and I previously had a 2500 suburban but they’re pretty scarce to buy.

 

[newbury]

Hey Everybody,

With the growing popularity of this forum, we have decided to expand on pickup truck topics by launching an entire new site for pickup trucks. For years we have planned the launch of what I like to call "the other TBN" and as members of this forum, I wanted to give you the first chance to register and become members of the new site.

Without further ado...

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This forum will remain as it is, but if you're a truck enthusiast and want to be a part of a community that discusses trucks and related topics in more detail, I welcome you at the new site.

Thank you!

Getting a 404 on that link.

 

[Xfaxman]

Getting a 404 on that link.

Because it is shut down: Trucksbynet site

 

[Hay Dude]

In the vocational trucks (entry level 6 wheel dump trucks) the only diesels I ever found to be good were the older DT466 (only in IH) higher powered 5.9’s and if you were REALLY lucky and 8.3L Cummins.
I would literally buy a truck with other setbacks IF it had an 8.3L Cummins.
I thought the 8.2L fuel pincher, T444E, the Ford 6.6 &7.8, and the CATs were pretty much throw away boat anchors.
The bigger Duramax looked pretty good

 

[4570Man]

In the vocational trucks (entry level 6 wheel dump trucks) the only diesels I ever found to be good were the older DT466 (only in IH) higher powered 5.9’s and if you were REALLY lucky and 8.3L Cummins.
I would literally buy a truck with other setbacks IF it had an 8.3L Cummins.
I thought the 8.2L fuel pincher, T444E, the Ford 6.6 &7.8, and the CATs were pretty much throw away boat anchors.
The bigger Duramax looked pretty good

What happened to the other thread that got locked yesterday? It was pretty civil. You’ll have the Ford crowd out with pitch forks calling the 444 a a boat anchor. Which they are. A 7.3 is the most overrated engine in history imo.

 

[nisaacs]

I am not a fan of 'em but my brother is...well...anything Ford

This one is bad azz, never even had a head off (1996) Super Duty (4x2) He started with go fast goodies right out of the box and has thousands invested to date, including propane. He is hooked to a pulling sled, with the skid steer for weight, Lol

 

[4570Man]

I am not a fan of 'em but my brother is...well...anything Ford

This one is bad azz, never even had a head off (1996) Super Duty (4x2) He started with go fast goodies right out of the box and has thousands invested to date, including propane. He is hooked to a pulling sled, with the skid steer for weight, Lol

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Those old F super duty’s are strong old trucks. They really should have had 19.5 tires though.

 

[nisaacs]

They really should have had 19.5 tires though.

I agree, he goes through 16" like candy. Good thing he has a tire store I have a GM D-70HD with 10 bolt 19.5's, 4.88 gears I will give him but he won't take it because it ain't Ford

He bought this F-250 new in '78 and has been sled pulling it every since. 556 Big Block now with all the pulling machinery to go with it. It was broke down so he pulled the wrecker....

 

[4570Man]

I agree, he goes through 16" like candy. Good thing he has a tire store I have a GM D-70HD with 10 bolt 19.5's, 4.88 gears I will give him but he won't take it because it ain't Ford

He bought this F-250 new in '78 and has been sled pulling it every since. 556 Big Block now with all the pulling machinery to go with it. It was broke down so he pulled the wrecker....

Those F SDs are 10 lug also. Will the wheels of the Chevy HD bolt on? Those HD trucks are a hoss of a pickup to. Unlike today where they throw HD and SD badges on everything those trucks were a big step up over a 3500.

 

[Hay Dude]

What happened to the other thread that got locked yesterday? It was pretty civil. You’ll have the Ford crowd out with pitch forks calling the 444 a a boat anchor. Which they are. A 7.3 is the most overrated engine in history imo.

The T444E is the alleged “medium duty” and International truck variant.
They were ok.
Cummins 5.9 and DT466 was the best MD vocational truck engine.
This may interest some of you. I was helping my buddy build a barn. He hired his own supply companies to deliver materials. So on the day of stone delivery, here comes 2 Ford tandems up the driveway. They were sister trucks, basically identical. Both were powered by 275HP 5.9L Cummins!
Both fully loaded, 16-17 tons of stone on them. We talked to the drivers a bit. They were honest. Fully loaded they didn’t have much rotating mass or power, but he said that’s the way their boss ordered them and they had over 200,000 miles on each one.

 

[Ashland268]

No matter what the question, I think that F250 Tremor is the answer to it . I WILL have one.

 

[donn12]

I love my Toyota truck. I wonder how many people will say its not a real truck lol. I would set it on fire for a TRX though

 

[donn12]

No matter what the question, I think that F250 Tremor is the answer to it . I WILL have one.

those are badass !